Will Russell Wilson get what he deserves from the Seahawks?

In regards to the load of reports, I am not worried about Russell Wilson leaving the great city of Seattle, not one bit. What else is there to write about in the offseason? These national guys might have sources, but they’re making something bigger than it should be. That will never change. Yeah, it might look like “there’s a chance” of Wilson playing in another uniform and it might get bumpy down the road, but isn’t that what negotiating is all about? It’s nothing personal, it’s just business. I’m gonna make sure that you all have an optimistic mindset after reading this piece.

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If Wilson isn’t a member of the Seattle Seahawks in the future, it wouldn’t just be the greatest missed opportunity in Seattle history, but one of the greatest missed opportunities in all of sports. The Seahawks are trying to build a dynasty and without Wilson, one of the most unique athletes, not just in the NFL, again, all of sports, you’re going to realize how difficult that will be and fast. Letting Wilson walk is like the New York Yankees or the San Antonio Spurs letting Derek Jeter or Tony Parker walk, you just can’t let it happen.

Coaches and general managers want quarterbacks who know how to win and make great decisions. You think they will let their guy walk who has more wins than any other quarterback in his first three seasons? Who doesn’t have a losing record in any regular season? I chuckled a little bit. When it comes to Wilson we all know he makes the right decisions. Since 2012, he has started 48 games along with 11 other quarterbacks and has the least thrown interceptions in that span. In that same span, Russell Wilson has thrown an interception for every 48 pass attempts. Seattle wasn’t the first place he learned how to take care of the ball. In 2009, while still playing at NC State, he broke Andre Woodson’s all-time NCAA record of 325 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.

Why are some people convinced and seem to visualize that the Seahawks can be successful without Russell Wilson? Because of his defense and Marshawn Lynch, right? The two things that experts and fans only credit him for. I wrote a piece back in December of 2014 stating those same experts and fans always bring up the Seahawks defense when talking about Wilson’s success. “Before Wilson arrived, the 2011 Seahawks defense allowed 19.7 points a game, making them the 7th best defense and they still finished with a losing record of 7-9. I’m talking about guys like Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, K.J Wright and Brandon Mebane who are still on it today.” Wilson has 15 game winning drives. That’s 15 times he had to win those games for his defense.

Wilson has managed to throw at least 20 touchdowns in each season since he’s been in the league, doing so without a true number one receiver. Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning are two hall of fame quarterbacks when it’s all said and done. They have established their careers with guys like Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Randell Cobb, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, Demaryius Thomas, and the list goes on. Wilson continues to make the players around him better. Just think how much more Wilson will produce with guys like Tyler Lockett and Jimmy Graham in the forseeable future.

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Wilson is always a threat to run if designed or out of necessity. He rushed over 100 yards three times in the 2014 season. In those three games, he accumulated a total of six touchdowns with one of those games coming off 300 yards passing. How do you defend a quarterback that is capable of rushing for over 100 and pass for over 300? How? For a quarterback that escapes the pocket more than an average quarterback to buy time, you would think durability would be a major concern, but not in this case. In 2008, Wilson sprained his knee during his freshman year at NC Sate and that was the last time he was on any injury report. Since then, Wilson hasn’t even missed a practice.

Russell Wilson was selected in the 3rd round in 2012 and signed a four-year, $2.99 million contract with the Seahawks, arguably the best bargain in the history of the NFL. Now he is one of the most known faces of the NFL. He has broken many records while taking his team to the playoffs in each year being in the league, where he holds a record of 6-2. He has been to the Super Bowl not once, but twice in the past three years, winning the Seahawks first ever Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.

I can go on and on about why Russell Wilson should be one of the top paid players in the NFL, but you guys would be here for days. It’s time to pay the man, which I believe they will.

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